Hi The Rahmi Koc Museum is searching for a narrow gauge locos (steam or diesel) to be used in a nostalgic track to be built near the museum. They have in fact...
Seems the production of the series 33000's has started, TRENLER Yahoo group mentions 33014. The production locos are wearing a white, blue and red livery. They...
DE33000 draws the attention of railfans and TCDD personnel by its unbelieveable traction characteristics, compared to DE22000 and especially DE24000's. Gokce...
I spotted DE33016 in Ankara on the 11 february on what seemed to be a driver training session (or possibly a test session). Other DE33000 are in regular...
Hi , I am planning a trip to travel from Thessaloniki to Istanbul in May , I am hoping somebody can help me . I wish to travel ONLY on Locomotive hauled trains...
One thing for sure is, they are not DMU and/or railbus type trains. These are quite likely the trains (Which means, actually "Through trains" consisting of...
Hi, I have made a trip from istanbul to Athens 3 years ago. We took off at Pithion and waited there about half an hour and catch an express train to...
Hello Group, Has somebody any idea how could I learn details about freight ferry service over Lake Van? Schedule, capacity, and so on. Thank you, Marian...
I was travelling to Istanbul on the Baskent Express on Thursday 3 March. It was a day of continual heavy rain and snow. At a small crossing station North of...
This past weekend one of the members of the Turkish version of this list went to the Bulgarian border (and back) from Sirkeci, most of the way in the cab of ...
What are the condition of such ride. Where to get and how the permissions? Thank you Derya Ferendeci <deryaferendeci@...> wrote: This past weekend one of...
I have attached a photo (in the photos section of the group) of a train ferry plodding up the Bosporous, passing under the bridge at Ortakoy. I took the photo...
There is regular train ferry service between the port of Derince on the Marmara and Romania. This service carries freight wagons between the two countries. I...
Hello Derya, I think the diesel loco on page http://www.akyildiz.name.tr/trenler/trakya9.htm is one of the new DE 33000. Are these locos also in "Europe" in...
That train is double-headed by two DE33's. Trakya, the European part of Turkey is very hilly and I am assuming they need extra power on some of the heavier ...
TCDD site has a page on the new DE33000 locos. Can someone give a rough translation? http://www.tcdd.gov.tr/haberler/tcddloko.htm Personally I don't like the...
... rough ... While the Turkish is all Greek to me, I can tell the ceremony was at Ankara station! I have travelled fairly regularly between Ankara and...
Hi I can tell you that the train you saw between Sincan and Polatli is the local train that runs 3 or 4 times a day. These locos (DE11XXX) also haul local...
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Hi all On a journey Istanbul - Ankara and Ankara - Sivas, what to look out for, anything special to stop off for on the way? Can anyone let me know roughly how...
Hi Roger TCDD websites indicates timetable and cost of trips. One can even make reservation also. Its all in Turkish unfortunatly. Here below the link to the...
I have placed a few photos in the photo folder named (unimaginatively) Brian Dunn. They are of a northbound train ferry at Ortakoy; a Taksim tram and trailer;...
Currently shunting is not possible at the tunnel end of the tram line due to undeground construction. Now, the line is (I believe temporarily) about 200 meters...
It seems that 2006 will be the 150th anniversary of the first concession granted to build a railway in Turkey. What was the date of the concession,where did...
Hi Jim you can read all about this first line here: http://www.trainsofturkey.com/hist_orc.htm I don't know wether TCDD will celebrate this but most likely it...
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